St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-23
To Denounce the Proclama-
'tion Of the National League
by the Government.
Crown Prince Frederick Will
lam and His Father, the
Emperor, Very Ill.
Germany Retaliates on Russia
by Raising the Import Duty
on Cereals.
By'Cable to the Globe.

By Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-The indignation
meeting to protest against the govern
ment's proclamation of the National
league, which will be held in the
rotunda at Dublin tomorrow, can
scarcely fail to exercise potent infiu-
ence on the future action of the ministry
in the enforcement of that part of the
crimes act relating to what the govern
ment may see fit to consider dangerous
associations. The meeting will not be
composed of a class of persons that the
government Can afford to ignore, but,
on the contrary, will include large
number of highly
RESPECTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE
Irishmen and Englishmen, exclusive
of the house of commons. who vOlun-
tarily Signified their willingness to be
present as soon as the fact was made
known to them that the meeting was
projected. Mr.. Chamberlain's remark
in his speech at Birmingham Saturday
evening that the governments prOcla-
nation would do the league more good
than harm was as true as anything he
said to his followers. 1t has benefited
the league inestimably, and it is abso-
lutely certain that further action on the
part OF the government with view to
suppress the organization will help it
still more. Since the announcement of
the proclamation several GladstOnian
members of parliament have become
members of the league to accentuate
their sympathy with that body and
their dissent from the policy of the min
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follow their example. 1t is asserted by
the league officials that eight English
Liberal members, not including those al
ready enrolled in the league. have indi-
caeed their intention to join the Organi-
Zation. and will do so within the week.
This wholesale acceptance by English
members of league principles cannot
fail to
UNDECEIvE TIE POPULAR MIND
in Great Britain as to the dangerous
character of the organization, and re-
tore confidence in the breasts of
1eaguerS who have been wavering be-
tween hope and fear. Mr.. Gladstone is
suffering some from the effects of cold.
but will be in his seat in the house of
commons Thursday night, to move an
address to the crown, appealing for the
abrOgatiOn of the proclamation of the
league. The detection of I. W. Russell.
member for South Tyrone, was a stag
gering blow to the UniOnists, and his
letter giving his reasons for withdrawal
has added much to the significance of
his severance of his relations with the
dissidentS, especially that part of it de-
voted to expressing his opinion of the
Ulster landlords in particular and the
Irish landlords in general. Some curl
oSity is evinced by many members as to
the exact position of several other
UniOniSts. and they are looking forward
with quickened interest to the division
on Friday. Mr.. Parnell has 10 desire
that the government shall be defeated
on that occasion, but on the contrary
prefers that the ministry should remain
a while longer in power, in order that
they may more fully develop the folly
of their recent acts.
CROWN PRIME FREDERICK WILLIAM
is still at Braeman, where he attended
church yesterday, and despite the rose
colOred reports of his physician con-
cerning the health of his royal patient.
DIR. Mackenzie is there too. The EN-
peror William is reported better this
evening, and the inference is that the
crown prince will be reported slightly
worse tomorrow, since the imperial
father and the royal son have for some
time past been see-sawing in the bule-
tins, respectfully announcing the state
of their health in manner that would
be amusing if it was not for the fact that
both are more seriously ill than their
physicians admit.
The beginning of the work of mob
iliZation in the French army will not
take place until Aug. q.
1t is stated that the German govern
ment intends to propose a further in
crease of the import duty on cereals at
the assembling of the reichstag in No
vember. which means that Germany
contemplates making reprisals upon
Russia for the latter's action in raising
the duty on iron to the detriment and
in some cases absolute ruin of German
manufacturers. A large number of
masters in Silesia are cutting down the
number of their employees in conse-
Quence of the reduced volume of busi-
ness and the StagnatiOn of the iron trade
in other parts of Germany resulting
from the action of Russia, is daily be-
coming more apparent.